Scott Weiland quotes

Scott Weiland was an American musician and singer, best known as the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. His powerful vocals and charismatic stage presence made him a key figure in the alternative rock and grunge scenes. He left a lasting impact on rock music with his distinctive style and creativity. Here are 36 of his quotes:

When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose. (Scott Weiland)
Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated. View quote
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Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down. View quote
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Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you. View quote
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I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish. View quote
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Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush. View quote
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Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. View quote
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Sing the song or keep it inside. View quote
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Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. View quote
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I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of. View quote
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I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. (Scott Weiland)
We're only as big as our experiences. View quote
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I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb. View quote
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Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much. View quote
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It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. View quote
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But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself. View quote
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To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me. View quote
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Well, a lot of successes come by mistake. View quote
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Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride. View quote
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I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted. View quote
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Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. (Scott Weiland)
I sang in choir as a kid. View quote
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I want my ex-wife and children to be happy. View quote
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To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it. View quote
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Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it. View quote
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Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland - Image
Photo: C Maranon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: October 27, 1967
Died: December 3, 2015
Quotes count: 36